Ahoy Blitzers!
The Hollows update is now available for all! Today’s update brings the following new additions to Cross Blitz’s Tusk Tales mode (please read our Dev Blog for more detailed explanations!):
New Map: The Hollows
In the Hollows, you spend Husks to attempt Daily and Weekly runs on auto-generated maps. All players will have the same loadout, including mercenary, starting deck, and a mix of positive and negative masks. Depending on several factors, you will be awarded a score at the end of your run which will define your Souls rewards and leaderboard position!
Hollows Scoring Explained
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| Name | Description | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battles Won | For every battle you won | 100 pts per battle | |
| Deadly Battles Won | For every deadly battle you won | 500 pts per battle | |
| Mid-Boss Battles Won | For every mid-boss battle you won | 300 pts per battle | |
| Boss Battles Won | For every boss battle you won | 1000 pts per battle | |
| Cards Acquired | For every card you acquired throughout the run | 25 pts per card | |
| Relics Equipped | For every relic you acquired throughout the run | 100 pts per relic | |
| Overkill Damage | For every point of overkill | 5 pts per overkill | |
| Overkill Damage | For every point of overkill | 5 pts per overkill | |
| Rainbow WUBRG | Each time you add a card from a new faction to your deck | 200 pts per card | |
| Card Shopper | Visit three or more Card Shop Nodes | 300 pts | One-time feat |
| Relic Shopper | Visit three or more Relic Shop Nodes | 300 pts | One-time feat |
| Trinket Shopper | Visit three or more Trinket Shop Nodes | 300 pts | One-time feat |
| One-Stop Shopper | Purchase 5 or more cards in a single Card Shop | 200 pts | One-time feat |
| Greedy Grabber | Take 5 or more cards from a single Battle Reward | 200 pts | One-time feat |
| Fresh Fortification | For every Trinket added to a card without one | 100 pts per card | |
| Traveler | Visit two or more Landmark Nodes | 200 pts | One-time feat |
| Lorewalker | For every Landmark choice made | 100 pts per choice |
Hollows Multipliers
| Name | Description | Increase | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overkill Multiplier | Overkill an opponent by 10 or more damage. | +1x | |
| Perfect Multiplier | Take no damage during a battle. | +1x | Healing any damage taken will still give you the multiplier. |
New Shop: The Bazaar
After you complete a run in the Hollows, you will be awarded Souls which you can exchange for the following rewards:
- Party Cards: Unlocks a new party card for a specific mercenary, it can be equipped to the player's starting deck in the Mercenary Select screen.
- Trinkets: Unlock a trinket to be seen in runs.
- Relics: Unlock a relic to be seen in runs.
- Card Backs: Unlock a card back to be equipped for certain faction groups. These are bought with Husks, rather than Souls.
New: Compedium
- Added a compedium to help you keep track of unlocked Relics & Trinkets that will appear during your Tusk Tales Runs.
Changes from the last Beta Branch update (0.9.7)
- Card Balance: Wingroast Pepper changed: Redeem a Pyro Spell, if you've played a Pyro Spell this turn keep all 3. -> Redeem a Pyro Spell.
- Tusk Tales: Hard mode Tusk Tales runs now award 500 Husks for the "Boss Defeated" feat. (from 250 Husks)
- Tusk Tales: Daily Leaderboards now reset at 5PM PST (12AM UTC) for everyone.
- Tusk Tales: Weekly Leaderboards now reset on Sunday 5PM PST (12AM UTC) for everyone.
- Tusk Tales: The "Rune of Calling" trinket should now summon minions correctly.
- Tusk Tales: The Bazaar now rolls previously displayed items if there aren't enough new ones, fixing the issue where the shop wouldn't fill correctly.
- Tusk Tales: Ember Drake special fight should now display trinkets from broken chests correctly.
- Tusk Tales: Special fight nodes now display on the map as bloody chest icons to help differentiate them from regular battles.
- Tusk Tales: A tooltip is now displayed when hovering over the Hollows, while locked, this explains its unlock condition.
- Localization: Updated localization for various trinkets and other new content that had not previously been localized.
- Misc: An Early Access "thank you" popup now displays when you enter the title screen for the first time.
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-The Cross Blitz Team